Bollington

Attendees

Alistair, Graham, Mark, Jock+tip.

Apologies

Manyfold. 

We commenced at Bollington recreation ground, crossed Palmerston St and up the stone steps in the wall up to the canal. Turned right along the canal up to bridge 30 and turned left. We followed our nose and crossed Clarke Lane at an oblique angle and then uphill along......(I am uncertain) Lane. 

At a gable end we turned left up steep hazardous steps up to Kerridge Rd, turned left for 100m, then left and then up to the ridge, (Kerridge or Kerridge ridge?). 

Following the ridge to our right to Whaley Rd, a quick shimmy right and left

across the road into a paddock crossing a the field to the right. At the road we went right up to Buxton new road and crossed and again proceeded across a number of fields to Buxton old road and Teggs nose country park where pie time was taken.

We followed the bridal path downhill, crossed a scream on stepping stones and walked to the left of ridgegate reservoir. Passing through Langley village we turned right just past Langley Hall to passed over the hollins and through macclesfield golf course. We went downhill to 'stad de luz' aka, windmill St football pitch and crossed it. A further 2/3 hundred metres brought us to the jolly sailor where some of us enjoyed the draught bass.

We left the jolly and went uphill along brook St past the Silk trader and wharf Inn to macclesfield canal. We went east and stopped for lunch just before hurdsfield/Whaley Road. After passing astra zeneca we crossed the canal and joined the Middlewood way proceeding back to the cars at Bollington recreation ground. One of our number had a long hop at the Vale.

Weather reasonable, distance 10ish miles, terrain, uphill and down dale, catch you all soon.